A man who had gone for a swim into the Gulf of Mexico at Clearwater Beach on Tuesday evening noticed a duo, later identified as Paul Guglielmo and Ashley Nenu, swiping stuff from his beach blanket. So he began to chase them as he called the cops on his cellphone, according to a news release from the Clearwater Police Department.

Cops arrived as the couple, who live in Pasco County, tried to drive away with a 15-year-old behind the wheel as the getaway driver -- who, cops said, had no knowledge of the thefts, the release stated.